The Eensy-Weensy Spider - Hardcover

Hoberman, Mary Ann

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0316363308 ISBN 13: 9780316363303

Publisher: Little, Brown Young Readers, 2000

Synopsis

Accompanied by musical notation and hand-motion instructions, a hilarious and entertaining adaption of the classic rhyme shows young readers what happens to the eensy-weensy spider after she jumps off the waterspout. 30,000 first printing.

About this title

About the Author:

Mary Ann Hoberman and Nadine Bernard Westcott have collaborated on all of the books in the Sing-Along Stories series.

From Publishers Weekly:

Capering caterpillars and blooming spring flowers ornament this bouncy reprise of a nursery standby. The book opens with musical stanzas for "The Eensy-Weensy Spider," along with a diagram of hand and arm gestures to be performed by the singer. A carnation-pink spider climbs a crocus-blue waterspout, while subsequent spreads describe the eight-legged heroine's garden adventures, all in keeping with the original tune: "The eensy-weensy spider met a baby bug./ 'Hi!' said the spider and gave the bug a hug./ 'Ugh!' said the bug. 'Your hug is much too tight!'/ 'I'm sorry,' said the spider. 'I meant to be polite.' " Hoberman (A House Is a House for Me) invents everyday scenarios in which the spider interacts with her friendly insect neighbors (e.g., she gets assistance from a glow worm when the sun goes down). Westcott (I Know an Old Lady Who Swallowed a Fly) conjures the cozy vignettes with dainty pen-and-ink outlines and fresh watercolor hues of daffodil yellow and misty green. The spider's mother sits down to a meal of curds and whey, and the eensy-weensy spider drifts off to sleep in a spun-silk hammock. These pleasing new stanzas extend a favorite song and lend personality to an indomitable creature who never lets a little rain get in her way. Ages 4-8. (Apr.)
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About this edition

• Publisher: Little, Brown Young Readers
• Publication date: 2000
• ISBN 10: 0316363308
• ISBN 13: 9780316363303
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 32
• Illustrator: Westcott Nadine Bernard